Discovery BoxIsaiah 1:26 
Context1:26 I will reestablish honest judges as in former times,
wise advisers as in earlier days. 1
Then you will be called, ‘The Just City,
Faithful Town.’”
Isaiah 10:3
Context10:3 What will you do on judgment day, 2
when destruction arrives from a distant place?
To whom will you run for help?
Where will you leave your wealth?
Isaiah 38:18
Context38:18 Indeed 3 Sheol does not give you thanks;
death does not 4 praise you.
Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.
Isaiah 43:26
Context43:26 Remind me of what happened! Let’s debate!
You, prove to me that you are right! 5
Isaiah 51:2
Context51:2 Look at Abraham, your father,
and Sarah, who gave you birth. 6
When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, 7
but I blessed him 8 and gave him numerous descendants. 9
Isaiah 57:7
Context57:7 On every high, elevated hill you prepare your bed;
you go up there to offer sacrifices.
1 tn Heb “I will restore your judges as in the beginning; and your counselors as in the beginning.” In this context, where social injustice and legal corruption are denounced (see v. 23), the “judges” are probably government officials responsible for making legal decisions, while the “advisers” are probably officials who helped the king establish policies. Both offices are also mentioned in 3:2.
2 tn Heb “the day of visitation” (so KJV, ASV), that is, the day when God arrives to execute justice on the oppressors.
3 tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
4 tn The negative particle is understood by ellipsis in this line. See GKC 483 §152.z.
5 tn Heb “you, tell in order that you may be right”; NAB “prove your innocence.”
6 sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.
7 tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”
8 tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.
9 tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”
